PDF malware analysis — malicious · fd54b2329328eb84

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.6 KB

MD5: 24731baa80cfc71039e356c6ad485a09 SHA-1: a4d452db18f8ecfc748ed679db7ad7efb45c1a6d SHA-256: fd54b2329328eb84ce50f87a50bbe1cb0b9039d4a98c6fdff0baaa66f2695de2

218 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File

This PDF document contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes eval() and unescape() functions, indicating obfuscation. Critical heuristics identify exploitation of CVE-2009-0927 (Collab.getIcon) and CVE-2007-5659 (Collab.collectEmailInfo). These vulnerabilities are leveraged to execute arbitrary JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering second-stage payloads or initiating further malicious activity. The presence of these specific CVEs points to a targeted exploit rather than a generic document lure.

Heuristics 7

Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927

PDF JavaScript calls Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 is a stack buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by Collab.getIcon() with a crafted argument. Allows arbitrary code execution. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659

PDF JavaScript calls Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 is a buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by a long argument or heap-sprayed message field passed to Collab.collectEmailInfo(). Part of a series of Acrobat JS API exploits. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE

unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT

PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS

PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE

One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj111611_000.js` `3b2a6a0917889e26a57af2b3a437aebd2b23719f81b77afdb45c830833c499ba`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 111611 at offset 0x994	145 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `e9ea9667fb78771e05f0b31f617abddef0b403120a01a49ea37055503bdf3428`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x189	4724 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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